"Then what should we do?" Although Jiang Yuzhe was always slow to react, he had a good understanding. After hearing what he said, he immediately figured out the pros and cons and asked embarrassedly.
Mu Hanyan subconsciously glanced towards Ye Lanxun, only to see him frowning slightly, seemingly unable to come up with a good solution for the time being. Mu Hanyan, who was relied upon by many, also had someone she relied on, and that person was Ye Lanxun.
"Hanyan, let me see that jade pendant." Qu Shanling suddenly said.
After leaving Fangjia Town, Qu Shanling had been staying by Mu Hanyan's side. Knowing that his own strength had fallen far behind Hua Yue and the others, and that Mu Hanyan was essentially carrying him along as a burden, Qu Shanling felt deeply ashamed and became much more low-key. He no longer acted like a charlatan, but remained mostly silent, cultivating his skills.
Many people mistook him for Mu Hanyan's driver, and sometimes even Mu Hanyan herself ignored his existence. Just like now, after hearing Qu Shanling speak, Mu Hanyan suddenly remembered that there was a sticky old charlatan following behind her.
Of course, Mu Hanyan no longer has any contempt for this old charlatan. In order to guard the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pool for Mu Hanyan, he has been staying at Lu Guantian's former residence for more than two years. Even when strange beasts attacked the city not long ago and the entire Fangjia Town was in danger, he remained steadfast. His unwavering integrity is enough to make Mu Hanyan respect him.
After hearing his words, Mu Hanyan handed the jade pendant over.
"Is this the jade pendant that Old Man Han gave you?" Qu Shanling asked as he took it. Mu Hanyan had once mentioned Tang Bufan's background to him, so he knew a little about the jade pendant. He had already suspected it when he saw Mu Hanyan's surprise when she took it out, and he asked just to confirm it.
"That's right." Mu Hanyan replied.
Qu Shanling nodded, looked at the jade pendant carefully, and made a series of hand gestures with his hands.
Suddenly, a colorful light flashed on the jade pendant, and gradually gathered into a rune, like a colorful butterfly flying into the thick fog, dancing towards Mu Hanyan and others.
"What is this?" Mu Hanyan and the others were all stunned.
"This is called the Divine Attraction Technique," Qu Shanling said. Seeing that they were still confused, he continued to explain, "Master once told me that in ancient times, many magical instruments and divine artifacts had spiritual powers and could be used to find natural treasures. Since this jade pendant is related to the ancient ruins discovered by the Han and Tang families, it is naturally no exception. This Divine Attraction Technique is used to stimulate the spiritual power of magical instruments and divine artifacts, and can be used to find ordinary natural treasures."
"Master's extraordinary skills are truly unprecedented and breathtaking." Although Mu Hanyan had long known that Lu Guankong was not an ordinary person, she still couldn't help but sigh when she saw the mystery of the Divine Attraction Technique.
"In fact, my master taught me a lot of strange and unusual skills back then, but I was young and ignorant at that time, and I just regarded them as myths and legends and didn't take them seriously. If I hadn't tried it by chance today, I wouldn't even know that the Divine Attraction Technique was so useful." When mentioning his master, Qu Shanling was naturally full of longing and respect, and at the same time he felt deeply ashamed of his ignorance when he was young.
The colorful runes were still flickering and dancing in the thick clouds like colorful butterflies. Mu Hanyan did not waste time and led everyone to follow quickly.
Following the rune in the thick fog, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, unknowingly, an hour had passed. The fog in front of my eyes became thinner and thinner, and a towering stone cliff appeared vaguely in my sight. From a distance, it seemed to be a huge palace built on the cliff.
It seems that this is the ancient relic hidden in the valley.
Mu Hanyan felt a surge of emotion in her heart again. With the guidance of Qushan Lingshen Yin Jue, it took them a full hour. If they didn't have the Shenyin Jue, they probably wouldn't be able to find this place in a year.
The sound of swords clashing could be heard from afar, accompanied by someone's angry shout.
"It's my great-grandfather!" Ye Yanran had been with Xia Youchen for some time and was very familiar with his voice. Her expression changed and she rushed over at a faster pace.
Mu Hanyan and others did not dare to be negligent and hurried to protect her.
When they were still a hundred feet away from the palace, all the clouds and mist suddenly disappeared, and the scene in front of them became clear, with everything clearly visible.
Mu Hanyan and others paused at the same time and stopped abruptly.
The scene before them was truly bizarre. Even though they had just experienced the life-and-death battle at Beining Pass and had witnessed countless bloodshed and gore over the past few months, at this moment, Mu Hanyan and the others still felt the hairs on their backs stand on end.
In front of the massive palace gate stood a massive stone altar, sunken into a pool in the middle. Nearly a hundred people, clad entirely in black, surrounded the altar, chanting softly.
A white-haired old woman was tied to the altar, her wrists resting flat on the surface of the pool. Blood dripped from the wounds on her wrists into the pool, forming a pool of bright red blood. It was estimated that there were several basins of blood in the pool.
If it were a normal person, she would have died from excessive blood loss long ago, but the old woman was still alive, but her face was pale and her open eyes were empty.
What's going on? Mu Hanyan frowned, and suddenly realized that the chanting of the hundreds of black-clothed people sounded somewhat similar to the chanting of Ye Yanran when she used Tianlin Divine Healing.
As they chanted, streams of life-giving energy surged from all directions, merging into the old woman's body. It was thanks to this life-giving energy that she had survived despite such severe blood loss. It turned out that the chants of the men in black not only sounded somewhat similar to Ye Yanran's, but also had strikingly similar effects. It was just that the life-giving energy within them wasn't as rich and abundant.
Amid the chanting, a man in black took a step forward with mechanical steps, and cut his wrist with a sword. Blood gushed out into the blood pool like a fountain, mixing with the old woman's blood.
Surprisingly, the amount of blood in the pool did not seem to have increased at all, it was still the same amount as before, but there were golden stars shining in it.
The chanting continued, and the golden stars in the blood pool soon disappeared. Looking closely, there was less blood in the pool, but a faint golden glow appeared.
Next, another man in black stepped forward, cut his wrist, and injected his blood into the blood pool. Golden spots of light flashed, and the amount of blood in the pool did not increase, but actually decreased a bit, while the golden light became thicker.
Mu Hanyan suddenly realized that they were using evil magic to condense the old woman's blood. Judging from the current situation, in the end, the old woman would eventually drain all the blood in her body, and then it would be highly condensed and would most likely turn into golden blood.
Golden blood! Thinking of this, Mu Hanyan shuddered.
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